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Smoking in Brent.

Brent local authority · 2 cards

Who smokes in Brent — and where the burden falls heaviest.

Plain-English context

Smoking is still the single biggest preventable cause of early death in England. Overall, 9.2% of adults in Brent smoke — but among people in routine and manual jobs it is 11.2%. These estimates cover different age groups and reporting periods; their ratio is not a matched inequality measure. Figures are self-reported survey estimates with wide margins.

Sources: ONS Annual Population Survey via OHID Fingertips, Tobacco Control profiles. Each card states its reporting period; open its share page for the retrieval date and full provenance.

9.2%

Adults who currently smoke.

England: 9.5% · Similar

Brent · 2025 · Persons, 18+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92443

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11.2%

Routine & manual workers who smoke.

England: 17.9% · Similar

Brent · 2023 – 25 · Persons, 18-64 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #92445 · Three years pooled to give a bigger sample.

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